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ikevin8me
ikevin8me

Reputation: 4313

HTTPS (SSL) connections issue in Codename One

I'm now stuck with a HTTPS/SSL issue. I'm developing on Windows 10 / Java 8 v121 on Codename One.

When I tried to call a HTTP (without SSL) connection, I get rejected with a reference to [https://www.codenameone.com/blog/ios-http-urls.html]. I don't think the call even hit the server. I tried to include the "build hint" in my codenameone_settings.properties file but to no avail.

Next, I tried to use self-signed certificate and it generated a "Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target" exception. So, I thought the error was caused because my certificate was self-signed, but it wasn't...

Then I got a free certificate from [https://www.sslforfree.com/] and it is still causing the SAME exception message. However, this cerficate works fine with my Firefox browser. I'm also using Simple DNS Plus (for Windows) for the signed certificate domain name tested to work correctly in my Firefox browser (ie. correctly hit the server with no Insecure Connection message).

I'd like to understand how to:-

  1. Get the "build hint" to work for iOS (in the Codename One simulator) so it calls http (without ssl) connections.

  2. How to resolve the Java exception.

Thanks!

Upvotes: 2

Views: 431

Answers (1)

Diamond
Diamond

Reputation: 7483

Just use http URL during the development stage and when you are ready to publish, buy a genuine SSL certificate and change the http to https. It's for your own good, as unencrypted Webservice call will make your app vulnerable to a man-in-middle attack.

To make your http work on iOS during dev stage, add this build hint:

ios.plistInject=<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key><dict><key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key><true/></dict><key>CFBundleURLTypes</key><array><dict><key>CFBundleURLName</key><string>com.mycompany.myapp</string></dict><dict><key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key><array><string>MyApp</string></array></dict></array>

There was a similar question previously which I answered here.

Upvotes: 3

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